Jennifer Johnson, Investment Manager
Jennifer Johnson is the Investment Manager for the Missouri Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol Employees’ Retirement System (MPERS). Jennifer reports directly to the Chief Investment Officer. She is responsible for the sourcing of new relationships and opportunities across her respective areas of coverage and has successfully developed each program, simultaneously enhancing diversification across managers and strategies. She regularly evaluates new investment opportunities across numerous industries and investment types, in addition to monitoring and managing current relationships. Since joining MPERS in 2007, Jennifer has worked diligently to provide top-tier investment returns for the system’s investment portfolio.
Before coming to MPERS, Jennifer traded fixed income securities for Central Bank where she was responsible for maintaining an inventory of fixed income products for retail brokers. She educated and trained brokers on fixed income products. She increased retail fixed-income revenue and trading profits year over year.
Jennifer acquired several years of customer service, marketing, and project management experience while working at General American Life Insurance Company. She was responsible for marketing a newly developed variable life insurance product for high net worth individuals to general agents and managing the product’s administration department. She also managed implementation and led training for new client products.
She is the Ex-Officio President of MAPERS (Missouri Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems). MAPERS is dedicated to the education of Missouri pension plan staff and trustees. She has been a board member since 2009 and has served two-year terms as Secretary/Treasurer, Vice President and President.
Jennifer obtained her Master of Finance degree from St. Louis University and her Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and political science with a minor in business from Valparaiso University. She holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation. The CAIA designation certifies an education standard of expertise in the area of alternatives. In addition, Jennifer has earned the National Association of Securities Dealers Series 6, Series 7 and Series 63 licenses, currently inactive; the Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI); and Associate, Insurance Regulatory Compliance (AIRC) designations.